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Black Tea is boon or curse for the humankind

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Tea is the second-most consumed beverages in the World. Still, the questions are being asked for & against consuming tea, whether the tea is a boon or curse for the humankind. All types of real tea are basically derived from the Camellia sinensis plant. The only thing that differs tea is the process they go through. But in the case of herbal tea, this particular tea is not a real tea because it is an infusion of different herbs with tea. It is basically the Camellia sinensis plant which is originally found in China. To make black tea, the tea leaves have to be wilted, bruised, rolled, and fully oxidized. About 75% of people consume black tea in the world. The tea does not originally look like this, after being picked the leaves from the tea plantation farms oxidation happens when the teas are made exposed to the air for longer periods. Enzymes break downs the chemicals in the leaves producing their brown coloring and familiar smell.  Black tea is actually as same a...